Insights
Healthy changes without government
In this election year, the crisis in New Zealand’s health system stands as one of the nation’s primary concerns.
Bill English
Insights
A passionate politician
Almost a century ago, the great sociologist Max Weber defined the ideal politician in his lecture Politics as a Vocation.
Insights
Congratulations, New Zealand
New Zealanders can be proud that after an agonising month of politics, our political culture eventually delivered a dignified transition of power.
Other publications
Jacinda from Hamilton is eerily familiar to Kevin from Brisbane
This New Zealand election has already surprised observers by being less predictable than anyone would have imagined.
Insights
English’s super reset
It is good that Prime Minister Bill English has restarted the Super debate.
National Business Review
An incentives approach for the new PM
A legacy of housing affordability would be a historic achievement and it would transform the lives of millions of New Zealanders.
Research reports
Quiet Achievers: The New Zealand Path to Reform
Do today’s politicians have the courage to make hard choices?
Insights
Prudence in the years of plenty
Bill English’s achievements of the past six years of adversity are remarkable.
The Australian
NZ finance minister puts Swan to shame
Ultimately, fiscal management is about choices: choices made according to principle and responding to circumstance.
National Business Review
The real budget challenge
Make no mistake about it: New Zealand’s enduring economic viability depends upon the government’s ability to demography-proof public finances.